Larsen slipped before hurting shoulder

Sometime between when the Broncos set their 45-man active roster 90 minutes before their game Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, and kickoff, linebacker/fullback/special teams standout Spencer Larsen walked into the trainer’s room, cleats on, to get his hands and fingers taped.

By the time he left, Larsen had suffered a serious shoulder injury. The change in floor surface between the locker room and trainer’s room was enough to send Larsen flying backwards. He landed in a way where his shoulder popped out.

Larsen was to undergo further tests today but Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said the second-year player from Arizona would be out at least a few weeks.

“”It was a freak situation where it was an accident in the locker room in terms of falling and putting his arm down wrong,” McDaniels said. “”I don’t want to go into details. Slick surface, slipped, hit the ground. That’s it.”

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